An Installation at Ground Zero for Chicago’s 1919 Race Riot On Saturday, 100 participants will float in the water off of Margaret T. Burroughs Beach — one for each year since Eugene Williams was killed there. BY MARIDSA CHOUTE PUBLISHED JULY 26, 2019 The shore at Margaret T. Burroughs Beach, where the murder of […]
Liz Anderson | @planetnoun June 13, 2019, 3:09 AM The “Red Summer of 1919,” serves as the topic for D.C. native Jefferson Pinder’s road trip that’s stopping in his hometown for performances on Thursday and Friday nights. (Courtesy Orlando Pinder)Courtesy Orlando Pinder The “Red Summer of 1919,” serves as the topic for D.C. native Jefferson […]
‘THIS IS NOT A DRILL’ explores racial injustices George Kevin Jordan Jun 8, 2019 “This Is Not A Drill,” is a new artistic piece and experience part of the Red Summer Tour by artist Jefferson Pinder. Renowned artist Jefferson Pinder will be presenting a limited-run performance piece exploring racial injustices throughout the U.S., […]
02 June 2019. by David M. Roth Wounds — whether inflicted by war, religious persecution, poverty, racial prejudice, homelessness, family discord, environmental disasters, homophobia or gender bias — have long propelled the production of art, and will continue to do so as long as pain, suffering and injustice persist. Such injuries lie at the core […]
The Violent Past, The Violent Present By Luis Lopez Levi May 16, 2019 Arts & Culture, Featured Rehearsing “This Is Not A Drill.” Photograph by Luis Lopez. After World War I, decorated African American soldiers returned to the United States to face Jim Crow laws. Discrimination was nothing new, but 1919 was a […]
Tony Marsh’s over-the-top ceramic vessels, encrusted in what look like shards of glaze
May 11, 2019 Legacy of the hand: Paolo Arao’s textile paintings 6:10 pm by Editor Paolo Arao, Of Color, 2019 Contributed by Julia Couzens / Paolo Arao’s exuberant textile paintings radiate a bracing freshness, like nautical flags snapping brightly in a cracking breeze. From a distance clear color and crisp geometry flip space backward and […]
Linda Sormin joins New York University in her new position as a Steinhardt Studio Faculty, commencing Septemer 2019. She will be departing her current position as Professor of Ceramic Art at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University where she’s been a valued faculty member since 2016. Linda Sormin is […]
Helen O’Leary, Visual Arts Fellow at the American Academy in Rome, talks of her life and art. A film Directed by Gael Towey Cinematography by Joe Tomcho & Jeff Tomcho Edited by Maria Juranic Titles by Doyle Partners
Image: Sketch for Wet Dream Architecture Linda Sormin, Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark, Ceramic Momentum – Staging the Object, May 11 – November 3, 2019. A group exhibition including Anton Alvarez, Karen Bennicke, Takuro Kuwata, Anders Ruhwald… May 11 – November 3, 2019